August
2018-19 Archives
April
When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. As they are running errands, she finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. Will she make the right wish?
Eliza wants her gold belt in taekwondo. She also wants to be friends with stage-obsessed Annie. Can she learn how to break a leg in the school play and break a board in the dojang?
Astrid is the only child in her small Norwegian village. Then her world is turned upside down by two startling arrivals: first a new family, then a mysterious, towering woman who everyone seems to know but Astrid.
In this collection of four stories, Yasmin takes charge of some sticky situations! At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking.
Niles and Miles are determined to pull off an epic prank before their graduation. Principal Barkin, pranking protege, is on board, but his father, newly appointed Acting Superintendent Barkin, is decidedly NOT.
March
How do your favorite video games work? The coding inside creates the backgrounds, plays music, and controls how each character and items move. You will love learning about the world of coding through the video game lens in this book!
It's an exciting day at the farm with the arrival of Baby Duck. But how will Farmer Brown's animals get any sleep? All night long, it's peep peep peep!
Carter G. Woodson was born to two formerly enslaved people ten years after the end of the Civil WAr. Though his father could not read, he bleieved in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day. Read more to find out how reading the newspaper takes him around the world and transforms the way people thought about history.
Sam's mom challenges him to make it through summer vacation without telling a fib. The prize? A ticket to the new Wolfe Stone action movie. But as Sam discovers, the truth can lead to trouble, too.
The Knights of the Round Table aren't very busy; the realm is at peace and dragons are few. So Merlin decides to send the knights out on an adventure to a world filled with the most terrible lizards of all.
Morrigan is now a scholar in the Wundrous Society, but she is forbidden from using magic. Worst of all, someone is blackmailing her friends and people have started to go missing. Check out this great sequel to Nevermoor!
February
Buzz is making a movie about aliens from outer space. When the action begins, superheroes Fly Guy and Buzz Boy are protecting a secret fort in the sky when an alien ship captures them! The duo must outsmart the aliens and the space pirates with the help of Dragon Dude and Fly guy.
It all started with a peanut butter cup... which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers--and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of?
Is Dog Man bad to the bone? The heroic hound is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit! While his pals work to prove his innocence, Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people. Being a part of both worlds, will he ever fully fit in with one?
Natalie and Alphonse Really like books. So when it's time for Natalie to learn to read, she thinks it will be exciting--she can have all the stories in the world now, and even read them to Alphonse. But when Natalie gets her first reading book, the letters look like squiggles and it isn't even a good story. But she still wants to make up stories. Can she turn a love of telling stories into a love reading stories?
Zed, Brock, and their friends join a quest to save the elven city Llethanyl from "the Dangers," a powerful form of dark magic once thought to be extinct.
January
Learn all about the plant cycle, from how seeds grow, the fascinating ways they travel, and what it takes for a seed to become a plant.
Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And when he was a kid, he was a spy--a spy for the Queen of England. The precious crown jewels have been stolen, and Mac B. is the only one who can help.
Cows in space: What's not to love? This book is all about space cows and the wacky and fun things they do!
Explore the amazing animals of Africa! Travel through the savanna, jungle, and desert to meet lions, elephants, giraffes, and more animals in this National Geographic for Kids.
Louie doesn't have the best luck when it comes to nurturing small creatures. But when his father brings home a sickly, newborn mini donkey, Louie is determined to save him.
December
A super-secret operative saves the world from a diabolical threat through her ability to brandish just the right book at just the right time!
A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness.
Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln, but few know anything about the spy who saved him! Allan Pinkerton's life changed when he helped the Chicago Police Department track down a group of counterfeiters.
Zoom Squirrel has lost his front tooth. The Squirrels leap to the rescue to find the lost tooth. When they discvoer it is a baby tooth that is lost, the stakes are even higher. What will become of the poor, lost, sad, hungry, baby tooth?
Louisiana Elefante's granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. Granny intends for them to leave home and never return.
November
Clivo Wren must finish his father's mission--to discover the one cryptid whose blood grants immortality--before the knowledge falls into the wrong hands.
When witches kidnap her dad, Mup is swept up in a wild tide of magic that carries her to another world. Can she reunite her family and find her way back home?
A compelling look at the history of one of NASA's most iconic photographs.
It's Christmas Eve and Theo, left at home with a babysitter, sees an odd-looking star out of his window. He decides to make a wish. Read the book to see what happens next!
Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for thier award-winning garden, which grows big and beautiful. One day the unthinkable happens. Come check this book out to see what it is!
October
Once upon a time--gloooooooorp! Ew, gross! Who slimed Goldilocks? Young detectives can look for clues and solve the mystery in this slaptsick whodunnit that's positively oozing with wit and charm.
This is the amazing, true story of Fiona, a baby hippos born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, the team of scientists and caregivers who nursed her to health, and the vast community in Cincinnati and beyond who rallied around her.
Poppy is a tiny girl and Sam is a tiny bear. They live in hollowed-out pumpkins in a garden and are friends with some of the plants and animals that live there. Can they help their friend find the leaf theif?
This book tells the inspiring story of autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin and her brilliant invention: the hug machine.
Andy and Terry can't find the three kids they're babysitting. Could they be by the chocolate waterfall? On the roller coaster? Or (gulp!) in the shark tank? Better ask Madame Know-It-All.
September
In the first book of a new series based on Hindu mythology, a twelve-year-old girl sets a casmic showdown in motion when she lights an ancient lamp on a dare.
Fourth -grader Zayd Saleem wants to make the Gold Team. But his Pakistani American parents want him to practice his violin. Can he balance both basketball and violin?
This book has nothing to do with rainbows, rocket ships, meatballs, or wizards. Instead, it's full of zip, zilch, diddly-squat. Seriously... bupkus.
Beryl lives in a world full of toys. But these aren't ordinary toys--they're mechanical marvels that almost seem alive!
Can robot Roz survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to he son Brightbill and her island home?
August
The Problim Children is an unforgettable tale about adventure, family, and finding the courage to tackle any problem heart-first.
Fox and Chick are unlikely friends, but somehow they seem to get along together, even though Fox is calm and thoughtful, and Chick is hyperactive and flighty.
Everyone who wishes upon a star, a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that you're not supposed to say what you've wished for. But even so, there is someone out there who hears it.
In this hilarious story, life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket.
A hungry chicken (who thinks he's a flamingo) and a quick-thinking worm set off on a madcap adventure--and forge an unlikely friendship.